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FREON 500 [1 record]

Record 1 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Cryogenics
CONT

Refrigerant 500, the only known commercial azeotropic refrigerant, contains 26.2% of 152 and 73.8% of 12. It does not have two azeotropic competitors as might be inferred from the other designations. Commercially it is in a class by itself.

Key term(s)
  • R 500

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Cryogénie
DEF

Mélange azéotropique de dichlorodifluorométhane (Fréon 12) et de fluorure d'éthylène (Fréon 152a).

CONT

Frigorigène : une substance utilisée pour transférer la chaleur en processus fermé. Dans le cas de ce PROCONF, il s'agit de frigorigènes comportant des CFC, des HCFC, des HFC et leurs mélanges [...] Mélanges : Mélanges de CFC, HCFC et/ou HFC, p. ex. R-500, R-502.

Key term(s)
  • R 500

Spanish

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